Having reigned for seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II's tenure as monarch was incomparable. But during her time as Queen, she endured a number of challenges and tragedies, some of which "would have broken" her heart, per one royal biography.
According to royal author Ian Lloyd, in his book The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Queen Elizabeth II, "The [ex-Prince] Andrew case was no doubt awkward for The Queen." When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor found himself embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, and was subsequently sued by sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre, the monarch reportedly found herself in an impossible situation.
